Incidence and Etiology of Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia
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The Etiology of Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia
Etiology of Physiologic Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia. Every newborn infant develop·s hyperbilirubinemia during the first week of life which is called "physiologic". There are several factors responsible for the development of physiologic hyperbilirubinemia, as follows: 1. Increased bilirubin production, due to a - Increased blood volume. b - Decreased R.B.C. survival time. c - Increased in...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Tropical Pediatrics
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0142-6338,1465-3664
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmp041